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The baby name Janine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈniːn/ (juh-NEEN).

Janine is French in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: French
Pronunciation: /dʒəˈniːn/ (juh-NEEN)

What is the meaning of the name Janine ?

The baby name Janine is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /dʒəˈniːn/ (juh-NEEN).

Janine is French in Origin.

Janine is a French feminine name, a modern diminutive of Jeanne, itself the feminine of Jean (French for John). Through Jeanne and Jean, it traces to Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “Yahweh is gracious” or “God is gracious.” The -ine ending marks an affectionate or petite form in French, paralleling Jeannine and Jeanine; Janine emerged as the streamlined spelling adopted in both France and English-speaking countries.

Use rose in the early-to-mid 20th century, riding francophile fashion after World War II, and peaked in the United States and the UK in the 1960s–70s before declining. Variants and spellings include Jeanine, Jeannine, Janeen, Jannine, and Janene; related cognates are Jeanne, Joan, Jane, and the Polish Janina. Notable bearers include Dutch violinist Janine Jansen and American actress Janine Turner, keeping the name recognizable while remaining relatively uncommon today.

Janine has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Janine

Janine Turner Actor · Born 1962 · United States Janine Turner is an American actress best known for playing Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure. She also appeared as Jessie Deighan in Cliffhanger and as Katie McCoy in Friday Night Lights, and she is also an author, public speaker, and co-founder of Constituting America.

Janine – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2003 #1 — 735
Germany Girls 2007 #1 — 230
HT 0 #12 1 399
NA 0 #24 10 2,537
MO 0 #52 1 2,706
Austria Girls 1999 #53 138 59
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
LU 0 #63 4 2,830
PH 0 #68 29 5,607
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
Germany Girls 0 #77 5,727 4,949
ZA 0 #80 512 14,421
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
BN Girls 0 #109 6 5,459
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
Austria Girls 0 #119 644 1,885
ZA Girls 0 #119 4,608 25,928
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
EC 0 #121 1 2,502
Germany 0 #127 490 2,542
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
MT Girls 0 #141 11 3,773
EE Girls 0 #142 1 1,888
PH Girls 0 #142 308 13,098
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
Austria 0 #158 57 850
Sweden Girls 2005 #158 2 1,186
CR 0 #163 3 5,526
LU Girls 0 #164 22 4,850
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
NA Girls 0 #166 59 7,146
AE 0 #167 11 10,220
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
NL Girls 0 #189 2,087 5,933
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
AO Girls 0 #209 9 4,575
PS 0 #222 5 5,692
EC Girls 0 #224 16 3,650
MO Girls 0 #229 23 7,056
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
NL 0 #233 167 2,481
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
PT 0 #234 13 4,161
GR Girls 0 #243 7 6,293
JP Girls 0 #245 7 6,592
JM Girls 0 #247 13 7,507
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
QA Girls 0 #259 58 15,378
TW Girls 0 #267 10 8,139
SG 0 #275 8 11,010
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
Canada Girls 2024 #278 8 2,795
HR Girls 0 #293 2 3,687
MU Girls 0 #305 47 8,539
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
BR 0 #316 30 5,969
DK Girls 0 #322 8 7,429
PE 0 #326 4 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
JO Girls 0 #336 4 7,570
CN Girls 0 #337 13 8,829
PT Girls 0 #345 111 7,952
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
MY 0 #351 4 12,352
HK 0 #354 4 8,483
OM Girls 0 #363 34 15,987
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
BO 0 #370 12 6,868
Finland Girls 0 #372 20 1,368
PH Boys 0 #372 12 11,440
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
France Girls 2018 #400 3 3,265
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
AE Girls 0 #426 128 20,968
CL 0 #427 8 6,867
KW Girls 0 #427 89 19,177
MX 0 #439 7 8,339
Spain 0 #441 12 2,326
CM Girls 0 #453 88 11,671
PA Girls 0 #463 19 9,861
CO 0 #470 11 7,768
UY Girls 0 #493 18 6,731
PS Girls 0 #494 30 10,981
SG Girls 0 #502 85 18,916
CR Girls 0 #511 22 11,342
RU Girls 0 #520 4 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
BH 0 #535 19 17,937
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
LB 0 #561 98 13,263
BO Girls 0 #566 46 9,488
BR Girls 0 #567 438 12,708
HK Girls 0 #571 45 16,104
CM Boys 0 #574 2 12,054
IL Girls 0 #583 35 11,648
AR Girls 0 #626 5 8,289
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
Finland Girls 2026 #680 59 3,895
IT 0 #693 22 4,183
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
SA Girls 0 #775 161 25,931
BR Boys 0 #782 4 12,213
CL Girls 0 #801 51 14,098
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
NG Girls 0 #819 8 15,093
TN 0 #820 10 13,765
PE Girls 0 #873 71 14,861
Spain Girls 0 #887 97 5,561
United States Girls 2024 #897 20 8,487
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
PE Boys 0 #924 3 14,506
EG Girls 0 #947 13 14,742
MY Girls 0 #967 28 24,821
CO Girls 0 #985 94 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,083 101 17,781
MA 0 #1,111 18 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,121 58 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,141 3 22,615
DZ 0 #1,150 27 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,181 2 25,439
IT Girls 0 #1,200 247 9,415
TR 0 #1,248 7 19,440
SA Boys 0 #1,601 14 28,008

Janine is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Ireland
United States
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Janine

Janine is predominantly a girl's name.
Janine is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /dʒəˈniːn/ (juh-NEEN).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Jeannine, Jeanine, Janina, Giannina and Janie.
Across languages, Janine has these equivalents: 'Hebrew (origin), ': 'Yochanan (masculine origin).
Yes, very popular — Janine ranked #1 in Ireland in 2003, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Janine ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2003).
Janine's popularity is rising. It moved from #404 in 2008 to #400 in 2018 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Janine are in our database, including Janine Turner (Actor).